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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002613

Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton

Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,846 residents in Warrington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Warrington
6,846

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,639

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

263.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Barnt Green & Lickey Hills, Bromsgrove7,351 residents · 88.2% owned · 6.3% no carCheddington, Pitstone & Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire10,802 residents · 79.4% owned · 6.2% no carNantwich South East & Wybunbury, Cheshire East8,635 residents · 82.1% owned · 4.4% no carWalter's Ash & Hughenden Valley, Buckinghamshire8,270 residents · 87.3% owned · 5.3% no carCollingham, Rigton & Harewood, Leeds7,525 residents · 86.2% owned · 7.2% no carBramhope & Pool-in-Wharfedale, Leeds6,996 residents · 87.1% owned · 7.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned88.9%
2,346 households
Private rented8%
211 households
Social rented2.7%
70 households
Shared ownership0.5%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached49.3%
1,303 households
Semi-detached35.6%
941 households
Terraced11.2%
296 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.5%
67 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household46.6%
1,231 households
1 car or van in household30.8%
812 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.5%
462 households
No cars or vans in household5.1%
134 households
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms45.7%
1,206 households
3 bedrooms41.6%
1,098 households
2 bedrooms11.4%
300 households
1 bedroom1.3%
34 households
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household76.3%
2,014 households
One-person household19.9%
525 households
Other household types3.8%
101 households
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.6%
1,125 households
1 person in household19.9%
526 households
3 people in household16.7%
442 households
4 people in household15.8%
417 households
5 people in household3.7%
97 households
6 people in household1%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
1,021 residents
15–2915%
1,030 residents
30–4417.1%
1,172 residents
45–6431.9%
2,185 residents
65 and over21%
1,438 residents
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.8%
6,491 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
180 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
106 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
39 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
30 residents
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.4%
2,663 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
855 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.9%
571 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
3,437 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,208 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,460 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,392 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.2%
3,916 residents
Good health30.4%
2,083 residents
Fair health9.7%
663 residents
Bad health2.2%
149 residents
Very bad health0.5%
35 residents
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
5,949 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
897 residents
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension66.8%
1,761 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.1%
716 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions5.4%
143 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.6%
17 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Appleton Thorn, Stretton & Walton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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